Other Big Decision .25 for EFT

[drsquall]

Weight does make a difference on steadiness. I like a gun that sits low in the sticks because to me it's more stable. I have shot mostly bull pup in eft and done fine, but they're pretty top-heavy and tippy like you said. In fact, I'm running my Delta in 25 at EBR this year. I am a rifle guy not a bull pup guy, but I'll run what I got.
If I got back into EFT seriously it would probably be a raw just because it sits better for me. You're limited to 32 power on scopes. I like all the zoomies I can get away with to see mirage and still be steady. I am mostly a hunter now with air rifles and wanted to try EBR to see what it was like. Most of the stuff I do competition wise is with powder burners nowadays. I think getting your set up right as far as shooting on sticks and a bucket is a natural point of aim with the gun. If you're having to fight the gun to put it on target, then adjust your angle or move just a little bit more to where the gun just naturally settles on the target. A rifle regardless of its ignition source will always recoil away from the resistance, and if you have to force the gun into a position where you're fighting against it, your shots aren't going to be consistent. Also, I'm sure you know, even though your gun is dead nuts sighted in off the bench might be off just a little bit when you're shooting on sticks. So check it. You should be steady enough to see a trend when shooting off the sticks of how the pellets are grouping and adjust accordingly. I know you won't be able to get as tight as groups as shooting off a bench. But you're just wanting to see how the sticks are affecting your gun.

 

[beerthief]

Today was the DAY, perfect weather with 2-5 mph cross winds and a slight overcast.

The challenge - shoot my 3 different .25 EFT rigs, back to back to get a ten shot sample group from each at 80 yards from my indoor bench to my outdoor range.

The goal was to choose my primary EFT rig.

Guns used for this challenge included:

A brand spanking new Blackwolf 23” barrel
AOA level 2 tune, chassis stock, topped with a lightly used Sightron S6 10-60x60 SFP. A zero DB moderator was added.

Next up, A lightly used, Redwolf I acquired from AGN’s notorious @AirNGasman, which now sits in a PRS chassis. I topped it off with a Nightforce ATACR 7-35x56 SFP. A Silent Thunder Ordnance Faux moderator was used.

Last but not least, was another AGN purchase, a HMX1000 RAW in a chassis. Although I am the third owner of this gem, it truly appeared almost new. I topped it off with an Athlon Heras SPR 6-24X56 FFP. A Silent Thunder Ordnance Sarissa moderator was used.

All guns were shooting the JSB 33.95 heavies and each gun was tuned to push these pellets at aprox 930 FPS, which is a very appropriate speed for these Diablo pellets.

Don’t cry foul, but, No attempt was made to pick the perfect pellet for a particular gun. Each gun was factory tuned or out of the box, and other than me specifying the pellet speed I wanted, no other mods were involved. I also didn’t weigh, wash or lube the pellets and all pellets came from the same tin.

My indoor bench has a single leg so it’s a bit jittery. I used clicks rather than holdovers for this reason, which minimizes my 69 year old eyeball mistakes.

The Blackwolf was the loudest of the three and the most air hungry; but the regulator was set at Daystates’ typical 170 bar and was the most likely reason for this but the STO Sarissa moderator does make it much qauieter. Oddly the RAW HMX was the quieter of the three and the most air efficient but it DID have the STO Sarissa on it. I have no idea what the HMX 1000 reg is set at.

The Blackwolf was the most expensive gun, followed by the Redwolf and then the RAW HMX - think $4 k BW, $3k RW, $2k HMX.

This picture is the “results” of today’s test.
@Franklink please take note as these results directly contradict the idea that a more expensive arrow is more important than the Indian; thus EFT as an arms race would seem to yield diminishing returns.


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If you were competing against me Choose the Blackwolf , but in all fairness i would repeat this same thing at least 4 or more times on separate days b4 making my decision which to use .